UK Cat Population Statistics*

How many cats are there in the UK?


In 2011 the UK Cat population is around 8 million. In 2008 92%of cats are moggies or ‘non pedigree’.There are around 35-40 breeds of cat recognised by the Feline Advisory Bureau. For the top 5 cats breedsin the UK see below.In 2008 the main reasons people keep cats as pets are for:Companionship: 27%
Love: 31%
Easy maintainance: 7%
Gets on with other species: 3%
Top 5 Cats in the UK in 2008

  1. Bengal (0.1M)
  2. British Short Hair (0.1M)
  3. Burmese (0.1M)
  4. Manx (0.1M)
  5. Siamese (0.1M)

NB: There was 0.6M Pedigree and 6.6M Non- Pedigree cats in the UK.

PET OWNING HOUSEHOLDS 2011

In the UK, almost 1 in 2 households own a pet
(46% = 12M), with around a total 22 million pets owned (excluding fish).

In 2011 the percentage of households owning a pet in the UK were broken down as follows;

Dog: 22%
Cat: 18%

 

*The above statistical information was provided by PFMA/TNS.